No.1 in basketball scoring-Chapter 157 - 99. Training begins, 2012 finals (10,000 characters combined into one)_4

The luckiest three from the 2001 class were probably Richard Jefferson, Tony Parker, and Arenas.

Richard Jefferson ran into Kidd and was fed to average 20 points per game, resulting in a big contract; Tony Parker went to a team that could quickly showcase his talents; Arenas was fast and escaped the Warriors’ quagmire early on.

When Zhang Yang saw these names from the 2001 class, he exclaimed, "Damn, was the draft class this explosive?" He vaguely remembered that Okur and Joe Johnson were also from the 2001 class. Isn’t that nearly as good as the 2003 class?

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The leisure time of two days quickly passed, and by the evening of the 25th, Zhang Yang and his parents watched two Christmas Day games.

The Pistons thrashed the Spurs 85 to 70, and after 27 games into the early season, they had a record of 24 wins and 3 losses, tying the 99-00 Lakers’ performance.

The Pistons were rated as the most stunning team of the season.

The most disappointing team was the Rockets, winning only 10 out of 27 games. McGrady and Yao Ming missed over ten games each, and the number of games they both played in was few and far between.

Last season, both were nearly ever-present, achieving their best record in eight seasons. No one noticed the limitations of their role players until this season, when prolonged injuries revealed just how weak the rest of the Rockets were... When Zhang Yang browsed domestic news, seeing the local media still hyping up Mutombo and Alston was really something.

The game between the Pistons and the Spurs was quite unappealing, mainly because the Spurs’ style remained ugly and they made their opponents play ugly too.

The game between the Lakers and Miami Heat was much more entertaining.

Kobe, shooting 13 out of 24, including 2 out of 4 three-pointers, plus 9 out of 9 free throws, exploded for 37 points. Odom turned into a magician that night, securing 19 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 blocks, providing strong support to Kobe.

Wade, despite being on the back foot against Kobe, shot only 12 out of 26 but drew 16 free throws, making 10, and scored 34 points, making it a competitive duel.

The tag-team takedown of the Big Shark by Kwame Brown, Bynum, and Chris Mihm was quite a spectacle.

That night, Bynum also clashed with O’Neal, scoring 2 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 blocks; those 2 points were a dunk over O’Neal, almost leading to a fight.

Eventually, the Lakers triumphed over the Miami Heat 100 to 92. It was Kobe’s first victory over O’Neal in his career, having lost the previous three encounters.

The game between the Spurs and the Pistons made Zhang Yang want to shout "Damn it, give me a refund", but thankfully, the OK battle was a feast for the eyes that followed, making the overall Christmas Day viewing experience quite good.

After watching the live broadcast, Zhang Yang took a shower, said good night to his parents and brother, and went back to his room to sleep.

The Gate of Trials was nearing, he felt a bit excited, would it be the 80th percentile? 10th percentile?

Before the game against the Clippers on the 22nd, he accumulated 180,000 shooting value points during the warm-up training.

The random shooting talent boosted by 80,000 shooting value points improved his three-pointer, increasing the talent by +4, which was quite good. The improvement raised the ceiling, and now his three-point shooting was enhancing even quicker.

The 100,000 shooting value points trial was about to begin.

A new mission also arrived, this time the rewards were fierce! The 80,000 shooting value points improved physical fitness talent, and 100,000 shooting value points elevated Nash’s ball-handling tempo from beginner to intermediate!

The mission also hinted that when Nash’s ball-handling tempo reached perfection, he would obtain the complete version of Nash’s ball-handling tempo.

Suddenly, sleep overtook him, and Zhang Yang fell into a deep sleep...

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Waking up refreshed, Zhang Yang, remembering his past experiences, saw himself back in a hotel room, slightly surprised, had he been living in hotels for a year?

Then he remembered that the finals were in a 2-3-2 format; he had just finished the first four games, and the fifth game, the pivotal matchup, was on the road; they were the top team in the league, currently supposed to be in Miami.

He opened the Gate of Trials and checked the trial’s message.

"In the 10-11 season, after defeating the Hornets, you followed the Spurs team to beat the Thunder Team 4-1 to reach the Western Conference Finals, only to be defeated 1-4 by Nowitzki, who led the Mavericks like a god descended.

In the 2011 off-season, the NBA experienced a long lockout, and the 11-12 season didn’t start until Christmas Day.

During this six-month break, at the critical stage of basketball development at age 23, you made rapid progress through intensive training and secured the starting position as the scoring guard for the Spurs in the new season.

This season, you became the Spurs’ leading scorer and counterattack leader. Nearing the end of the season, you had improved greatly.

You grabbed rebounds and pushed the counterattack, earning praise from Kidd as the most similar player to him in the league.

Your shooting desire displayed in positional warfare earned you nicknames like ’Kobe’s successor’ and was praised to have shot selections as smart as Ginobili.

In the 66-game regular season, you played in 60 games, with 2 games missed due to injury and 4 due to rotations, averaging 33 minutes per game with 18.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2 steals, and 0.7 blocks. Your shooting percentage was 47.5%, and your three-point shooting was 38.6%.

You had the most time on the court in the team, second only to Tony Parker in attendance rate, highest in scoring, second in rebounds, third in assists, and first in steals...

This season, the Spurs gave extensive rest to Duncan, who played in only 48 games average, 28 minutes per game, securing 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.3 blocks, marking his most efficient season since 04-05.

Ginobili returned to the bench, playing 40 games, with his scoring average falling to 12.6 points, besides adding 4.4 assists, but his shooting percentage reached a career-high of 52.6%, ranking him first among guards in the league averaging over 10 points per game.

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